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H. HOWE.

' HEATING APPARATUS. No. 285,485. Patented Sept. 25, 1883.

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H. HOWE.

HEATING APPARATUS.

Patented Sept. 25, 1883.

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HEZEKIAH HOVE, OF VELLSVILLE, NEV YORK.

HEATING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,485, dated September 25, 1883.

Application filed llpril 9, 1883. (No model ToaZZ w/toml it may concern.-

Beit known that I, HEZEKIAH HOWE, of Wellsville, in the county of Allegany and State of N ew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heating Apparatus; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of a stove provided with my improved heating apparatus. Fig. 2 is a top view or plan of the same. Fig. 3 is abottom plan. Fig. 4 is a detail view; and Figs. 5 and 6 are cross-sections 011 lines a: x and 3/ 3 Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention has relation to hot-air heating apparatus; and it consists in the combination, with a stove or range of any desired construction, of peculiarly-arranged air-chambers and airlines, substantially as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A is the body of the stove or range,which is provided with a suitably-arranged fire-po t, grate, and ash-pan, and fed through the door a, which, in the present illustration of my invention, is shown in the front end of the stove.

B is an air-chamber formed between the top plate of the stove proper and the upper plate, 0, which is provided with apertures 12 b,closed by suitably-constructed covers for the insertion of the pots or kettles to be heated. The air-chamber B is continued down on both sides of the stove, as shown at D D in Fig. 4, and may, if desired, also be continued down along the rear end of the stove, so as to form a jacket completely enveloping the same except at the bottom and front part.

E is the chimney or smoke-stack, which connects with the stove by the smoke-flue F, which should be provided with a suitably-arranged damper to regulate the draft.

G is an air-flue the full width of the stove, the upper part of which connects with the stove-pipe through the opening H, which is provided with the damper h, which may be of the air-flue G- and heated by contact with the back plate of the stove is permitted to escape out into the room. \Vhen, however, it is desired to ventilate the room by drawing off the foul air, this may be accomplished by closing the sliding plates I and opening damper 71, when the air will pass up through the airline G into the chimney or smoke-stack E. If desired, the latter may be provided with a branch flue, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, provided with a suitably-arranged damper and open at its lower end, through which the vitiated air may be drawn up into the chimney. It is obvious that where this branch flue is used it should open up into or connect with the chimney above the smoke-fiue F.

The top plate, 0, and the bottom plate or baseplate of the stove are connected together by tubular rods or pipes J, the lower ends of which are provided with projecting lugs j, adapted to enter slots is in the bushings K, which are cast upon the base-plates. After the lower ends of the tubes J have been inserted into the slotted bushings they are turned one-half around, which will cause the catchlug j to engage the bushing, so that the tube cannot be withdrawn except by turning it till its lug j will again register with slot it, when it can readily be withdrawn. After the tube has been interlocked wit-l1 its appropriate bushing in this manner its upper end, which projects up through an aperture in the top plate, 0, is fixed to the same by means of a nut, L, which is screwed firmly down upon plate 0. In this manner it will be seen that the tubes J serve the purpose of connecting the topand bottom parts of the stove or.

range, and that they, or anyone of them, may readily be removed by simply unscrewing nut L and disengaging the lower end of the tube from its appropriate bushing. I

A short distance below the stove is placed the detached air-chamber M, which is supported upon extensible legs or supports N,

=2 esaesa having set-screws n, by means of which the length of the legs may be regulated. An airpipe, 0, connects chamber M with the exterior of the building, and is provided with a suitably-constructed valve or damper, 1?, for regulating the flow of cold air into chamber M. The latter is provided on top with short tubes Q, adapted to fit into the lower open ends of the fixed tubes J, and by placing chamber M in its appropriate position and then extending the legs LT until the upper ends of the short tubes Q will fit or telescope into the open lower ends of tubes J, it will be seen that the two air-chambers B and M are placed in communication with each other by means of the connecting-tubes J. That portion of the latter which passes through the upper air-chamber, 13, is provided with side holes or apertures, R, and their open upper ends are pro vided with removable caps or stoppers S.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation of my improved heating apparatus will readily be understood. The cold air is fed through pipe 0 first into the air-chamber M, and then through the pipes Q, and J up into the upper airchamber, B, into which it escapes through the apertures R. If it is desired to let the heated air escape out into the room, the stoppers S are removed, when the air which is heated in its passage through the tubes, as well as the air contained in the upper air-chamber, B, will escape by way of the apertures 1i, and open ends of pipes J. The overlapping sides of airchamberB may be provided with registers T, which may be so adjusted as to permit the escape of hot air from the side chambers, D D, out into the room. Cold air constantly passing through the tubular rods J will prevent these from burning out; but if after long usage these pipes should be destroyed they may readily be removed and others be inserted without any necessity for taking the stove or. range apart.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 4 5 and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States I 1. The combination of the stove or heater A, air-chambers B and D, tubular rods or airflues J, having apertures R, opening into the chamber B, and the stoppers S, substantially as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

2. The combination, with the stove or heater A, provided with the tubular rods or air-fines J of the vertically-adjustable bottom air-cham- 5 5 ber, M, provided with pipes Q, adapted to be connected with the lower ends of the vertical air-flues J, substantially as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

3. The combination of the air-pipe 0, having valve or damper I, air-chamber M, having pipes Q and provided with the extensible legs or supports N, stove or heater A, having the tubular rods or vertical air-fines J, provided with apertures R and stoppers S, and airchambers 13 and D, the whole constructed and combined substantially as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

4. The combination of the stove or heater A, smokeiiue F, chimney E, a damper cov- 7o ering, when closed, the space between the walls of the chimney and the smokeilue, and vertical air-flue G, having throat H at its upper end, and provided with the adjustable registers upon its top, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HEZEKIAH HOVE.

Vitnesses:

LOUIS BAGGER, AUGUST PETERSON. 

